LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Wed Jun 05 1991
Lockheed Space Operations Company
STS-40
Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
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Rocket Details
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Space ShuttleDescription:
MISSION OVERVIEW
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- STS-40 was the eleventh launch of Columbia and carried the Spacelab module for Spacelab Life Sciences 1 (SLS-1), the fifth Spacelab mission and the first dedicated to biology. It was also the first mission to carry three women crew members.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Pad
Launch Complex 39B